Inti, health coach: "If you train the same way every day, without listening to your cycle, you can experience hormonal imbalances."

Inti , a health coach specializing in women's wellness, focuses on certain practices that seem healthy but can be affecting the body's balance. One of them is daily exercise without paying attention to the body's internal changes. "Training every day at the same pace seems super disciplined, but it can be silently exhausting you ," she says.

She explains that a woman's body is cyclical and doesn't maintain the same energy or needs throughout the month. Therefore, performing uniform workouts without taking into account the timing of her cycle can have significant consequences. "If you train the same way every day, without listening to your cycle, you can experience a lot of hormonal imbalances, inflammation, and fatigue ," she warns. For her, rest is essential: "Women need that rest at a certain time of the month ."

Listen to your body and respect the rhythms

According to Inti , it's essential not to go against what he describes as " our cyclical nature ." Adapting exercise to the phases of the cycle helps avoid health problems and respect the body's rhythms. This same philosophy applies to nutrition, where there are also misconceptions about what it means to eat well.

"When eating becomes obsessive, much of the enjoyment is lost. And without enjoyment, there is no real health."

“ Eating healthy isn't about eating perfectly , it's not about counting calories, avoiding everything with sugar, or living off salads,” she explains. In her opinion, when eating becomes an obsession, a fundamental part of well-being is lost: “When eating becomes obsessive, a lot of the enjoyment is lost. And without enjoyment, there is no real health .”

Beyond food rigidity

In the face of the fear of straying from one's ideal diet, Inti defends the importance of enjoyment and flexibility: " Eating well is about treating yourself without guilt, going out to eat with friends, having a glass of wine, and being calm." She maintains that food fear can be disguised as health, but it's actually just another form of disconnection from oneself.

Another daily habit she questions is the systematic consumption of coffee as a source of energy. “I was one of those people who literally had a cup of coffee as soon as I woke up, and I couldn't start the day without it,” she says. As she explains, resorting to caffeine on an empty stomach and under stress doesn't provide real vitality: “My friend, that's not energy. That's survival mode .”

“Real energy starts with a good breakfast made with protein and healthy fats, breathing deeply, and regulating stress.”

Rethinking caffeine use

When you abuse caffeine, the side effects quickly appear. “That's not vitality, it's adrenaline, and then the body takes its toll, believe me... fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, and so on,” he says. Alternatively, he recommends starting the day more consciously: “ Real energy starts with a good breakfast made with proteins and healthy fats , breathing deeply, and regulating stress.”

Her final reflection invites us to reexamine unquestioning beliefs. “ Not everything that seems healthy is ,” she concludes. The first step is learning to look at ourselves honestly and examine what we do out of habit: “Taking care of yourself also means slowing down, observing yourself, and asking yourself, ‘Is this doing me good, or was I just taught I should do it?’”